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The economic effects arising from the September 11 attacks were initial shock causing global stock markets to drop sharply. The September 11 attacks themselves resulted in approximately $40 billion in insurance losses, making it one of the largest insured events ever.〔 ==Financial markets== The opening of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was delayed after first plane crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, and trading for the day was canceled after the second plane crashed into the South Tower. NASDAQ also canceled trading. The New York Stock Exchange was then evacuated as well as nearly all banks and financial institutions on Wall Street and in many cities across the country. The London Stock Exchange and other stock exchanges around the world were also closed down and evacuated in fear of follow-up terrorist attacks. The New York Stock Exchange remained closed until the following Monday. This was the third time in history that the NYSE experienced prolonged closure, the first time being in the early months of World War 1〔http://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2012/10/29/what-can-close-the-nyse-world-war-presidential-funerals-and-hurricane-sandy/〕〔https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/gfdblog/?p=2750〕 and the second being March 1933 during the Great Depression. Trading on the United States bond market also ceased, with the leading government bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald, based in the World Trade Center. The New York Mercantile Exchange was also closed for a week after the attacks.〔 The Federal Reserve issued a statement, saying it was "open and operating. The discount window is available to meet liquidity needs.".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Federal Reserve Release )〕 The Federal Reserve added $100 billion in liquidity per day, during the three days following the attack, to help avert a financial crisis. Federal Reserve Governor Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., the only Governor in Washington, D.C. on the day of the attacks, has described in detail this and the other actions that the Fed undertook to maintain a stable economy and offset potential disruptions arising in the financial system. Gold prices spiked upwards, from $215.50 to $287 an ounce in London trading.〔 Oil prices also spiked upwards. Gas prices in the United States also briefly shot up, though the spike in prices lasted only about one week.〔 Currency trading continued, with the United States dollar falling sharply against the Euro, British pound, and Japanese yen.〔 The next day, European stock markets fell sharply, including declines of 4.6% in Spain, 8.5% in Germany,〔 and 5.7% on the London Stock Exchange. Stocks in the Latin American markets also plunged, with a 9.2% drop in Brazil, 5.2% drop in Argentina, and 5.6% decline in Mexico, before trading was halted.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economic effects arising from the September 11 attacks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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